My fun and useful facts on all topics. Useful facts on animals, computers, food, history, human body, literature, metric, space, sports, time, and hundreds of other useful facts.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Moose
Moose is both singular and plural. So two or more moose are still called moose.
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Animal Facts
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Lightning
Lightning is a discharge of electricity from clouds, accompanied by thunder, which occurs during thunderstorms.
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Weather Facts
Tempus fugit
Tempus fugit is a Latin expression that means "time flies".
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Latin Expression Facts
Dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government that is ruled by an individual, who is the dictator.
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Government Facts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Horse height
Horse height is measured in hands. One hand is equal to 4 inches.
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Animal Facts,
Metric Facts
Condominiums
The difference between a condominium and an apartment is that the apartment is rented, where as the condominium is owned by the person.
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Housing Facts
Breeders' Cup Classic
Zenyatta is the first filly or mare to ever win the Breeders' Cup Classic. She won the race in November 2009.
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Sport Facts
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Tornado strength
On the Enhanced Fujita Scale, an EF5 tornado is the strongest.
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Weather Facts
Venomous snakes
A venomous snake is a snake that uses snake venom for the purpose of defense and catching prey.
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Animal Facts
COD
COD means cash on delivery. Products are paid for at the time of delivery rather than in advance.
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Abbreviation Facts
Science fiction
Science fiction is fiction that has future times, future technology, space travel, alien life forms, and time travels.
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Literature Facts
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about a person's life written or told by the same person.
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Literature Facts
Biography
A biography is a detailed story of a person's life that is written by another person.
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Literature Facts
Fiction or fact
Fiction is literature where the events and people are imaginary. Everything in the story is invented by the author. Non-fiction is literature where the events and people are real. Everything in the story is based on fact.
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Literature Facts
Democracy
A democracy is a form of government where the people elect leaders to represent them.
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Government Facts
Theocracy
A theocracy is a form of government that is ruled by a higher divine guidance.
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Government Facts
Roman numerals
The Roman numerals from 1-10 are:
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
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Number Facts
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tabasco sauce
Tabasco sauce is a hot sauce made from aged peppers, vinegar, and salt.
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Food Facts
Bloody Mary
A Bloody Mary is a cocktail that contains vodka, tomato juice, and other spices and flavorings.
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Drink Facts
Morse code
Morse code is a telegraph code that uses dots and dashes to represent letters and numbers.
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Alphabet Facts